Building construction



.Hume 18, 1946. P. sATTLf-:RLEE

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 20, 1944 (Ittornegs Patented June 18, 1946 UNITED `SHWRS PATENT oFF-ICE u Y, u 2,4o2g121`n1 n nonnina ooNsTacrroN Peay"stiterlesjtaait,Mia. 'Aplitauon Ngvmber 2o,1 1an-"serial No. -st'figzi the, like used as lathing in interior "building walls. Y i

The primaryobject of the invention is to lirovide aunique lathng construction, as a backing for plaster and the like which may be easily and quickly constructed by unskilled llabor without sacrificing, the rigidity of the completed wall structure after the plasterhas been applied thereto, whereby cracking of the` plaster will be prevented to a large extent and a wall structure will be constructed possessinggreat strength and durability.

Another object of the invention is to' provide a novel lath construction as a backing for plaster walls in which a plurality of cementitious lath boards are secured in position on the walls andV 1 i 20 of the arrows andshowing the manner in which ceiling of the building construction by longitudinally extending retaining rods disposed transversely of the length of said boards on `fbothsidesfthereof so as to hold said cementitious Vtlath slabs in edge to edge and end to end alignment.

Another object of the invention is to provide `a lathing construction for building walls in Which a series of cementitious lath slabs are held in position by a plurality of transversely extending retaining rods disposed on'one side yof said slabs Aso that they may be tied to supporting'irame .members of the building construction and thereby securely retain the slabsin edge to edge and `end to end alignment'as well as to thebuilding framework or other structuralsupporting members.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a lathing construction forlbuilding walls and ceilings whichiis composed of'longitudinal cementitious lath slabs which may be assembled progressively by a/single unskilled laborerfrom vone side of the Wall structure thereby reducing the construction costs 'and increasing building production.

Another vobject of the .invention is to provide a retaining rod for holding cementitious lath boards and slabs in position with `hooked end portions to facilitate the initial positionngxof said V rods to partially retain certain of said cementif tious lath slabs in position before the tying -elements are passed around the building framework structure vand tied lto said rods from the outer side ofthe wall structure.

anche @bien @fthe avenues to; i `r1vi 1f=1 a series of'rela'tively short retaining rods or bars for securing the nends of the cementitious yla'th boards or slabs in various locations adjacent the retainingrod and toprovide saidshort retaining rods with enlargedvhead `portions to prevent'the vSeme, from beine, displacedlongitudinally when arranged inthe vertical position.

4 Other objectsand advantagesy of the'invention will beoomeapparent during the course ofthe following description of the accompanying drawing,

l wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the corner of an interior building wall Istructure illustrating an embodiment ofthe invention and showingthe Walls. and *Structural numbers brokerlfawav to l illustrate the manner in which the cementitious lathslabs are anchored iny position by the retainingrods and tying elements; o

FigurehZ isla verticalcross-sectionalnview taken on line 2-2 o f Figure l1 looking in the direction the cementitious lath boards or slabs are held in position between the structural building elements and the Lretaining rods with the tying elements extending about said structural cementitious lath slabs or boards; and

Figure 3 isa crosssectionalrview similar to Figure 2 atright angles thereto taken on the line 3-3 of Figure l andlooking in the direction of the arrowsto furtherillustrate themanner in which the retaining rods are tied to the structural building elements so as to securely clamp and retain the cementitious lath boards or slabs in position. o

n In the drawing, attention is first directed to Figure 1 in which the reference character 5 will generally be employed to represent a vertical wall constructed in accordancewith the present invention connected to a right angular wall 6 at the vertical edges thereof and a ceiling wall structure extends above the edges of thewalls 5 and 6 and is vgenerally indicated by the reference character 1 Y Inthe construction of Vwall surfaces vfor supporting plastera series of so-called plasterers channels are provided to which the lath board is aflxed lsothat all ofmthe surfaces thereof will be ilush and present a smooth base `for receiving the plaster,I In the present invention, the plasterers channels or structural elementsv 8 are arrangedV vertically fora Wall structure 5 and the channels or structural elements `9 are arranged horizontally for the 'Wall structure 6. The ceiling lis, also provided with a series oispacedstructural channel members fwhich are supportedi by "structural channel members I l" extending`-transso as to extend transversely of strips of cementi-.j

tious lath board or slabs I6 so that ithe rods extend transversely thereof to securely clamp the cementitious lath boards and slabs I6 to the plasterers channel beams 8, 9 and I. Th'e ends of the anchoring rods I5 are provided with laterally extending hooked portions I1 which are adapted to be hooked over the plasterers channel beams 8, Sand Ill so as to retain said anchoring rods I5 in place.

In constructing a wall for the reception of plaster or the like, a few cf the rods I5 are placed in position so that the coursesof cementitious lath boards or slabs I6 may be slid endwise under y said rods as the building progresses. After one of the cementitious lath boards or slabs has been placed in position against the plasterers channel members 8, 9 and III, wire tying elements i8 are passed around the plasterers channel members and brought forwardly so as to tie in the rods I5 by twisting the ends of said tying elements therearound as at I9.

In order to retain the meeting edges of said cementitious lath' boards or slabs in position, where the edges as at 2@ fall in various locations so as not to be fully retained by the longitudinal retaining rod I5, a series of relatively short retaining rods 2| may be pro-vided so that they may extend transversely of the cementitious lath boards or slabs and be held in position by tying elements i811 which are fastened in place in substantially the same manner as the tying elements I8 and extend about the plasterers channel beams 9 so that the free ends may be tied by twisting as at 99a about the relatively short rods 2I. `In order to prevent the relatively short rods 2| from sliding longitudinally and being displaced when arranged in a Vertical position as shown in ,Fig-

ure l on the wall surface 5, one end thereof is bent as at 22 so as to be return bent as at 23 and form a triangular-shaped head portion or obstruction larger in size than the loop of the tying elements 43a. As shown in Figure 11, the relatively short anchoring rods 2E may be used in the vertical wall portions 5 and 6 where the longitudinal slabs are laid in horizontal and vertical courses, or if desired, they may be used in the ceiling structure l at certain locations where the meeting edges of the slabs 2i] donot fall or locate at a point directly intermediate the spaces between the anchoring rods I5. f

The tying elements I8 extend between the longitudinal edges of the cementitious lath boards or slabs and securely anchor the lath boards or slabs in position against the plasterers channel members 8, 9 and I0.

It will readily be seen that -th'e workman may construct a wall from one side thereof with facility and ease by simply positioning certain anchoring rods I5 to provide a starting point for supporting the initial lath boards or slabs so that after one lath board or slab has been placed in position and tied or aiiixed'to the plasterers 4 channel beams by the tying elements I8, the next board may be slid in place longitudinally between the plasterers channel members 8, 9 and Il! and likewise secured or locked in place by passing the tying elements I8 around the plasterers channel members and twisting the ends thereof over the anchoring rods I5. It has been found that ceiling structure may be conveniently built up by first placing various anchoring rods I5in position by hooking the ends Il over the plasterers channel beams ID so that the lath board or slab I6 may be inserted between the plasterers `channel beams and anchoring bars and partially supported prior to the tying in of the tying elements I8. Hence, it is only necessary for the workmen to slide the boards into position and then,'while partially supported by the anchoring bars I5, to insert the tying elements I8 so that another lath' board or slab I6 may be positioned adjacent thereto and likewise tied in by the tying elements I8.

After the lath boards or slabs have thus been positioned, the meeting edges ilv may be tied v down by the relatively short anchoring rods 2| at various locations in which the length of the lath board or slab is insufcient to bridge half ofI the distance between the longitudinal anchoring rods I5. After the structure is completed, a coating of plaster is applied thereto in the usual manner, which is securely anchored in place by reason of the high degree of adhesion between the cementitious lath boards or slabs and the constituents of the plaster. The anchoring rods I5 and 2l form reinforcing elements to additionally anchor the plaster and eliminate to a large extent cracking thereof through settling of the wall structure and vibration.

It will thus be seen that a wall structure is provided which is both fireproof and sound proof as well as being non-heat conducting so as to exclude heat and cold from the interior of a building room.

It will be understood that the form of the invention herewith' shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the same and that various changes may be made in the. shape, size and arrangement of parts with'out departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

l. A building construction, comprising a series of structural members arranged to form a skeleton framework for a room of a building, a plurality of cementitious lath slabs arranged transversely of said structural members adapted to be held against said structural members to provide a plaster receiving surface for said room, said structural members being arranged in spaced parallel relation, a series of anchoring rods extending transversely of said lath slabs and parallel with said structural members and having length exceeding the widths of a plurality of such slabs, and tying elements comprising flexible members looped around said structural members and between the longitudinal meeting edges of said lath slabs and tied around said anchoring rods.

2. A building construction, comprising a series of structural members arranged to form a skeleton framework for a room of a building, a plurality of cementitious lath slabs arranged transversely of said structural members adapted to be held against said structural members to provide a plaster receiving surface for said room, said structural members being arranged in spaced parallel relation, VVav series of anchoring `rods extending transversely of said lath slabs and parallel with said structural members and having lengths exceeding the widths of a plurality of such slabs, and tying elements comprising ilexible members looped around said structural members and between the longitudinal meeting edges of said lath slabs and tied around said anchoring rods, said anchoring rods being provided at one end thereof with hooked end portions adapted to be fastened over the structural members to initially support the lath slabs during the building of said Wall surface.

3. A building construction, comprising a series of structural members arranged to form a skeleton framework for a room of a building, a plurality of cernentitious lath slabs adapted to be held against said structural elements to provide a plaster receiving surface for said room, said structural elements being arranged in spaced parallel relation, a series of anchoring rods extending transversely of said lath slabs and parallel with said structural members, tying elements extending about said structural members and between the longitudinal meeting edges of said lath slabs for being tied to said anchoring rods, a series of relatively short anchoring rods adapted to extend transversely of the lath slabs on both sides thereof at locations where the ends of said slabs break a considerable distance from said mst-mentioned anchoring rods, and tying elements extending between the longitudinal edges of said slabs for tying adjacent pairs of said short rods on the back and front of said slabs together.

4. A building construction, comprising a series of structural members arranged to form a skeleton framework for a room of a building, a plurality of cementitious lath slabs adapted to be held against said structural elements to provide a plaster receiving surface for said room, said structural elements being arranged in spaced parallel relation, a series of anchoring rods extending transversely of said lath slabs and parallel with said structural members, tying elements extending about said structural members and between the longitudinal meeting edges of said lath slabs for being tied to said anchoring rods, said anchoring rods being provided with hooked end portions to be affixed to said structural members outside of the confines of said room, a series of relatively short anchoring rods adapted to extend transversely of the lath slabs on both sides thereof at locations where the ends of said slabs break a considerable distance from said rst-rnentioned anchoring rods, and tying elements extending between the longitudinal edges of said slabs for tying adjacent pairs of said short rods on the back and front of said slabs together.

PERCY SA'I'TERLEE. 

